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Monday, August 15, 2011

More Gilders Paste to play

I love to experiment with new ways to bring color to my work and Gilders paste is the latest one I have been playing with. Now I have more colors, mostly bright colors, which I love to use.

They come in so many colors it is hard to just choose one or two. I know I will have to spend more time playing with them but I am totally okay with that. Every new material or medium takes practice and time to really get to know it better. Experimenting is fun and in case I am not happy with how the colors look like, I can take them out with some mineral spirits.

This cross is made with PMC3 and I added Gilders Pasteafter it was fired.

For this bronze face I applied Gilders paste but I did not wanted to have a solid color covering the details. I applied the Gilders pasteand then I took some of it off to have a more rustic look.

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I am a Mexican artist and I currently live in San Antonio, Texas with my Husband and two wonderful kids.
I am passionate about folk art and art in general. Working with metals, particularly metal clay, such as pure silver, bronze and copper, enables me to transmit through the pieces I create this passion I feel. I also enjoy making unique pieces of wearable art combining metal clay and traditional metalsmithing techniques using mixed media.
My work is a big reflection of who I am , where I come from and my big love for my culture and traditions.